Our Climbing Experience

Yesterday we took a day off to visit TCM and then had breakfast at Marine Parade Hawker Centre. We tried the Neptune Tim Sum there which was good.


Dearie enjoyed the glutinous rice and I liked the spare ribs. We also had shrimp dumpling, steamed carrot cake and fried beanskin roll for $14.70 which was a reasonable price to pay for a good meal.

After that, we took a bus down to Kallang Wave to try their wall climbing facilities. I was a bit apprehensive at first but dearie was enthusiastic to try it so…

We did our kiosk registration and

Made payment. $30 per pax for first timers (inclusive of registration, shoes and harness rental for full day) but because we have 20% discount vouchers, we only need to pay $24 plus $2 for socks purchase.

So in total, we paid $26x2 = $52.

Next, the lady took a photo of our pretty/handsome face and then gave us 2 cute little tags. We are now registered.

 

We changed into our shoes, proceeded for a quick briefing and then we are good to go.

 

There are a few types of walls. One of which you need someone to be a be-layer while the ones on the higher platform are auto-belayer system. (For those going alone).

There is also an area where you just climb with your bare hands and legs and if you fall, there is a mattress below to cushion the impact.

My classic wifey suffered some bruises and abrasion almost immediately after her first try. That is because she hasn’t got used to descending and did not dare to release her limbs away from the wall and as a result suffered a few knocks on her way down.

She then went to wash the wound and put a band-aid on the wounds and then we continued our climbs…

Pierre Png and Andrea De Cruz were there too, with their goddaughter.

We rested for awhile after a few hours of trying the different walls (it was so scary as you go higher and especially when you need to descend)


I went to NTUC Extra to get some vitamin water and 2 buns from the bakery beside it as we took a break from all the climbing.

We left Climb Central around dinner time at 6pm and had our dinner at Aston’s Specialities (our usual orders of double up Chicken for me and grilled fish for wifey) before walking to the bus stop and heading home.


Exhausted, limbs sore but satisfied that we finally managed to try wall climbing. Together. ;o)

Keep Calm & Look Up, We Go Again...

“Keep Calm and Look Up” was a sermon done by my church last year.


The title serves as a reminder to me that as a Christ follower I am to keep calm when I get anxious and to look up when the going gets tough and when I get weary.

Because I am living in a fallen world, when I look around me, I may see things that inevitably disappoint, hurt and distract me. But when I look up, I find resilience, comfort, hope, wisdom and truth from the source of all good things. By intentionally fixing my eyes on the Lord, I can then see things and people in a much better perspective and with much more grace too.

“We Go Again” was a rally cry issued by Liverpool’s captain Steven Gerrard during their failed assault at the league title last season. Immediately after a hard-earned victory over the mighty Manchester City, he huddled his teammates in a circle and urged them to forget about that victory and focus on the next game. “this game is gone” he said. “this does not slip now, we go to Norwich, Exactly the same. We go Again”

It was goose bump when I saw that on TV and i believe that image and those words will stay on my mind for a very very long time. (even though they still lost the title ultimately)

It became my personal rallying cry too. When times are good, when times are challenging, when you get the praises, do not let it go to your head and when you get the critics, do not let it keep you down.

If they are true, try to reflect and do better and if they are false, God will vindicate eventually.

Whatever is it.. keep calm and look up, we go again.